Card negative holder and method of manufacture

Abstract

A card negative holder (10) and method of manufacture thereof is disclosed. Card holder (10) is comprised of a flat member (12) with pressure-sensitive stock (14) adhesively fastened to one side of flat member (12). The stock (14) is slit to allow insertion of negative (16). With plasticized covering paper (32) removed from stock (14), adhesive-backed sheet (30) may be pressed against flat member (12) to hold negative (16) between flat member (12) and stock (14). Card holder (10) is manufactured by a flexographic process wherein both sides of flat member (12) are printed. Pressure-sensitive stock (14) is laminated to the material (58) of which flat members (12) are made. Detail features are cut in the composite lamination (54) before a final transverse cut is made to create finished product mounting cards (10).

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A process for manufacturing a mounting card for holding a photographic negative, said process comprising the steps of: printing a repetitive pattern on a continuous material, each said pattern having a substantially identical length;   laminating a sheet on one side of said material to create a continuous composite, said sheet having adhesive on one side, said adhesive having a partial cover removably adhering thereto;   cutting a repetitive pattern of features in said continuous composite, said pattern including an opening through which said negative may be exposed;   cutting said composite transversely to said length, each said length including one of each of said printed and cut patterns;   whereby each said length of said composite is a substantially identical mounting card for holding a negative.   
     
     
       2. A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said printing includes the steps of: printing a first repetitive pattern on a first side of said continuous material, each said pattern having a substantially identical length;   flipping said material from an orientation with said first side facing a first direction to an orientation having said first side facing a direction opposite said first direction;   printing a second repetitive pattern on the second side of said continuous material, each said second pattern having substantially said length.   
     
     
       3. A process for manufacturing a mounting card for holding a photographic negative, said process comprising the steps of: printing a first repetitive pattern on a first side of a continuous material moving and defining a direction of travel, each said pattern having a substantially identical length;   flipping said continuous material from an orientation with said first side facing one direction to an orientation with said first side facing a direction opposite said one direction;   printing a second repetitive pattern on said second side of said continuous material;   cutting in the direction of travel a cover for a continuous sheet having adhesive on one side, said cover removably adhering to the adhesive, said cover being cut without cutting said sheet;   stripping waste from said cut cover;   laminating said sheet to one side of said material to create a continuous composite;   cutting a repetitive pattern of features in said continuous composite, said pattern having said length and including an opening through which said negative may be exposed;   cutting said composite transversely to said length, each said length including one of each of said printed patterns and said cut pattern.